September 2008

Redesigned Tweaks Section

The Tweaks section on ffexttensionguru.com has been completely redesigned. Changes include: Cleaned up and redesigned UI Tweaks are now on-site instead of linking to Blog Added compatibility info for Firefox 3.1 (Coming Soon) Re-categorized some tweaks To visit the new and improved tweaks section click the Tweaks link at ffexttensionguru.com or click the banner above.

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Release Recap: September Week 3

Just Released Firefox 2.0.0.17 & 3.0.2 were suppose to be release on September 16th but regressions were discovered while in QA. Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 2.0.0.17 – September 23rd Firefox 3.0.2 – September 23rd Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 – September 25th Future Release Note: MU Releases are special releases which allow users to upgrade to the next major version (e.g. Fx 2 to Fx 3) automatically without having to manually download and install the newer version. Firefox 2.0.0.17 > 3.0.2 MU – TBD Firefox 3.1b1 – October 2008 Shredder (Thunderbird) 3.0b1 –  October 2008

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2 Betas Planned For Fx 3.1

Mozilla has announced that there will be at least 2 Beta releases for the upcoming Firefox 3.1 release. We’re still hammering out the details, but we know that there is a core list of features that we’ll be looking to land between beta 1 and beta 2, likely: extending TraceMonkey’s capabilities into the DOM and other parts of our system completing private browsing a bunch of UI cleanups and improvements building on FF3’s success, and incorporating things we’ve learned from other browsers and add-ons some core improvements to systems like PFS [Plugin Finder System] and our security UI As of…

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10th Anniversary Mozilla T-Shirts

New T-Shirts available from the Mozilla Store celebrating Mozilla Foundation’s 10th Anniversary. $16.50 USD each for sizes S thru XL and $18.50 USD for XXL plus shipping. Note: Mozilla Store does not ship to PO Boxes. As with all Mozilla Store purchases, proceeds directly benefit the Mozilla Foundation. Tip Source: Mozilla Links

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Fx 2.0.0.17/3.0.2 DELAYED

The release for Fx 2.0.0.17/3.0.2 has been pushed back another week due to regressions discovered while in QA. The new (and tentative) release date is now Tuesday, September 23rd.

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Weekly Update: 2008-09-15

FIREFOX/GECKO Fx 2.0.0.17 & Fx 3.0.2 – Status: Pending Release Schedule Code freeze: August 26th Builds start: August 27th QA starts: August 28th Release to beta channel: September 9th Final Release: September 16th Firefox 3.1b1 (Shiretoko)/Gecko 1.9.1b1 – Status: Pending Code Freeze New features coming for Betas 21 1.9.1 blockers. 144 wanted bugs 20 P1s. These are bugs we feel would really, really make a good release if we had a solid handful completed. 45 P2s. These are medium complexity bugs/changes that are nice to have. 34 P3s. The lowest priority bugs for this release. These are the ones that…

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Release Recap: September Week 2

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 2.0.0.17 – September 16th Firefox 3.0.2 – September 16th Future Release Note: MU Releases are special releases which allow users to upgrade to the next major version (e.g. Fx 2 to Fx 3) automatically without having to manually download and install the newer version. Firefox 2.0.0.17 > 3.0.2 MU – TBD Firefox 3.1b1 – October 2008 Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 – September 25th Shredder (Thunderbird) 3.0b1 –  October 2008

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‘Private Mode’ Coming To Fx 3.1

Due to the recent release of Google’s Chrome browser with InCognito and Microsoft’s IE8 Beta 2 with InPrivate modes, Mozilla has opted to make ‘private mode’ an immediate addition to he upcoming Firefox 3.1 due out early next year. In fact we could see a working version (with user interface) of ‘private mode’ as early as the Beta 1 release due out next month. Private mode is not that relatively new as Safari has had this option since version 2 released about 3 years ago. However besides Firefox, Opera does not currently offer a ‘private mode’ feature. In private mode,…

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Upcoming Releases

Current & Upcoming Releases Dates Are Subject to Change Release History Firefox 2 Current: 2.0.0.18 – Released: November 12th MU 2.0.0.18 > 3.0.4 — December 4th Upcoming: 2.0.0.19 — December 16th Thunderbird 2 Current: 2.0.0.18 – Released: November 19th Upcoming: 2.0.0.19 — January 6, 2009 2.0.0.20 — March 2009 Firefox 3 Current: 3.0.4 – Released: November 12th Upcoming: 3.0.5 — December 16th 3.0.6 — February 3rd, 2009 Thunderbird 3 (Shredder) Developmental Current: 3.0b1 – Released: December 9th Upcoming: 3.0b2 — Early 2009 Final: Early 2009 Firefox 3.1 Developmental Current: 3.1b2– Released: December 9th Upcoming: 3.1b3 — February 2009 Final: 1st…

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